Mercury retrograde 2000: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 2000. Mercury turned retrograde at 12:46 PM UTC on February 21 at 17°10′ Pisces and turned direct at 8:39 PM UTC on March 14 at 2°46′ Pisces. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Feb 21 12:46 PM UTC
Loops in 2000
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 2000
67 days 18.3% of the year
Signs
Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio last loop retreats 15.86°
Mercury’s path through 2000, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 2000
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 2000 at 1°06′ Capricorn and ends it at 14°16′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 13.2°: 413° forward, 39.8° given back. Its three loops retrace 14.4°, 9.58° and 15.86° (22, 24 and 21 days). Fastest day: May 10, 2.18° forward; fastest backward: Oct 29, 1.29°. Counting the shadows, 168 days of 2000 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Mercury retrograde 2000: exact times in your city
Mercury turned retrograde at 12:46 PM UTC on February 21, 2000 at 17°10′ Pisces — 9:46 AM in Santiago, 7:46 AM in New York, 12:46 PM in London and 9:46 PM in Tokyo.
Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Mercury station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.
22 days · retreats 14.4°
February 21 → March 14, 2000 in Pisces
Stations retrograde
Feb 21, 2000, 12:46 PM UTC at
17°10′ Pisces
Stations direct
Mar 14, 2000, 8:39 PM UTC at
2°46′ Pisces
Shadow opens
Feb 7, 2000, 12:29 AM UTC
(15 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 3, 2000, 4:29 PM UTC
(20 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The February loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 14.4° between 2°46′ Pisces and 17°10′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (15 days), back while retrograde (22 days), forward again in the post-shadow (20 days).
Mercury retrograde in Pisces
In Pisces the retrograde blurs details and heightens intuition. Instructions are misread, dates are forgotten and communication relies on feeling rather than fact. It favors rest, creative reflection and double-checking anything that must be exact.
It begins and ends within Pisces season.
No other planet is retrograde during this period, which is unusual.
Stations retrograde
Jun 23, 2000, 8:32 AM UTC at
19°57′ Cancer
Stations direct
Jul 17, 2000, 1:20 PM UTC at
10°23′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 7, 2000, 12:34 AM UTC
(16 days before)
Shadow closes
Jul 31, 2000, 7:47 PM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows55 days
The June loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 9.58° between 10°23′ Cancer and 19°57′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (16 days), back while retrograde (24 days), forward again in the post-shadow (14 days).
Mercury retrograde in Cancer
In Cancer the retrograde turns toward home, family and memory. Old family conversations resurface, house moves hit snags, and people revisit the past more than usual. It suits sorting photographs, repairing the home and having the talk you postponed with a relative.
It begins and ends within Cancer season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Uranus
in Aquarius —
Jun 23 to Jul 17, 2000 (24 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aquarius —
Jun 23 to Jul 17, 2000 (24 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Sagittarius —
Jun 23 to Jul 17, 2000 (24 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Oct 18, 2000, 1:41 PM UTC at
15°47′ Scorpio
Stations direct
Nov 8, 2000, 2:28 AM UTC at
29°56′ Libra
Shadow opens
Sep 28, 2000, 12:19 PM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Nov 24, 2000, 10:54 AM UTC
(16 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 15.86° between 29°56′ Libra and 15°47′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (20 days), back while retrograde (21 days), forward again in the post-shadow (16 days).
Mercury retrograde in Scorpio
In Scorpio the retrograde goes digging. Secrets surface, shared finances need re-examining, and conversations turn intense. It suits research, therapy and honest reckonings, and it punishes suspicion that runs ahead of the facts.
…and back into Libra
In Libra the retrograde centers on relationships, agreements and contracts. Negotiations stall or reopen, misunderstandings arise in partnerships, and people from the past reappear. It favors renegotiating terms and clarifying what was assumed rather than signing new deals.
It begins in Libra season and ends in
Scorpio season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Jupiter
in Gemini —
Oct 18 to Nov 8, 2000 (21 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Gemini —
Oct 18 to Nov 8, 2000 (21 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Aquarius —
Oct 18 to Oct 26, 2000 (8 days of overlap)
Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a
table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns
negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.
Computed for 2000
Mercury through the zodiac in 2000
Every sign Mercury occupies during 2000, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that
appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.
AstroHot. “Mercury Retrograde 2000 Dates: Feb 21, Jun 23, Oct 18.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/2000/
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